After construction is complete and the temporary wall is taken down, <a href="http://shakeshack.com/" target="_blank">Shake Shack</a> will donate the plants and planters to the <a href="http://rittenhousesquareflowermarket.com/home/" target="_blank">Rittenhouse Square Flower Market for Children’s Charities</a>.

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Shake Shack Philly

Philadelphia is getting its first <a href="http://shakeshack.com/" target="_blank">Shake Shack</a> and while the eatery is being prepared, a lush vertical garden masks the site so as not to create an eyesore for locals. Designed by Philly-based <a href="http://www.shiftspacedesign.com/about" target="_blank">Shift_Design</a>, the living wall installation covers up the unsightly construction zone and boring plywood walls and instead brings a pop of green to the neighborhood. Both Shake Shack and Shift_Design are committed to sustainable business practices and this living wall is just another example of their eco ethos.

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Shake Shack-Shift Design

Shake Shack is set to open their new Philly restaurant in the beginning of the summer at <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2000+Sansom+Street,+Philadelphia,+PA&amp;hl=en&amp;sll=37.0625,-95.677068&amp;sspn=37.188995,78.134766&amp;oq=2000+Sansom+Street,+ph&amp;t=h&amp;hnear=2000+Sansom+St,+Philadelphia,+Pennsylvania+19103&amp;z=16" target="_blank">2000 Sansom Street</a> (corner of 20th and Sansom), near beautiful Rittenhouse Square in Center City.

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Shake Shack-Shift Design

Until its complete, they've got a temporary wall up around the construction site.

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Shake Shack-Shift Design

But rather than let that be a boring old plywood wall, they asked Philadelphia-based designers and living installation fabricators, <a href="http://www.shiftspacedesign.com/about" target="_blank">Shift_Design</a>, to create a totally unique living wall to cover the construction site.

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Shake Shack-Shift Design

The vertical garden is reminiscent of the burger shack's first permanent kiosk which was covered in ivy to make it more harmonious with its location in Manhattan.

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Shake Shack-Shift Design

Shift_Design's installation features an array of custom panels and planters made from recycled steel filled with varying types of ivy, seasonal flowers, trailing vines, and evergreen shrubs.

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Shake Shack-Shift Design

The installation and the signage gives passerby something more pleasant to look at and breathes a little fresh air into the busy street.